Improvement in faucets



UNITED STATES PATENTOTTICE- EUGENE OANDLER, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN FAUCETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,356, dated September25, 1866.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE GANDLER, of London, in the county ofMiddleseX,-En gland, wine merchant, have invented certain improvementsin vessels for containing, and taps or cocks for drawing off, wines andother liquids; and I do `hereby' declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the principle or character whichdistinguishes it from all otherthings before known, and ofthe usualmanner of makin g, modifying, and using the same.-

The object of this invention is to prevent the adultcration of wine andother liquids While in draft. For this purpose the cask, tank, or othercontaining-vessel is formed without shire, bung, or vent-hole, the onlyopening being that for the reception of a tap constructed in thefollowing manner: This tap has an outlet-orifice for the wine or otherliquid, and an inleL-orice for air, both of which are opened or closedsimultaneously by turning the plug of the tap. At the inner end ofthetap, which is screwed or otherwise xed into a boss fixed to the cask ortank, there is a valve which permits the wine or other liquid to flowout freely when the tap is opened; but it an attempt be made tointroduce any liquid through the tap, the valve closes the passage andprevents its entrance.

I will now proceed to describe In yin vention by reference to theannexed drawings.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 asection, of my improved cock or tap; Fig. 3, side elevation, and Fig. 4section, of the box fixed on the cask or other vessel for receiving theimproved tap.

The same letters of reference are used to represent parts which aresimilar.

The cask, tank, or other containing-vessel, a, has no opening` but theone required for the reception of the boss b, which is screwed to thecask, as shown. Into the socket o of this boss is screwed or otherwisefixed the improved cock or tap. This tap has an outletorifice, c, forthe liquid, as usual, and the air is admitted into the cask through thehole or tube e, passing through the tap and boss, and continued by thetube d nearly to the top of the cask or other containing-vessel.

The opening e for the air and outlet c for the liquid are opened orclosed simultaneously by turning the plug fof the tap. V

In the inner end of the tap is screwed a `small cylinder, g, madewater-tight by a washer or packing, h. In this cylinder, which isperforated on its circumference, as shown, is placed a valve, i, kept inthe cylinder by the screw-nut k. This valve may be made of wood,leather, indiarubber, or other suitable material.

It' the boss b with the air tube d be lixed to a cask or other vessel,and the tap screwed or otherwise fixed therein and turned on, the liquidwill pass from the cask into the end of the cylinder, and, pressing theValve against the nut lc, will pass through the perforations of thecylinder g, and out by the orilice of the tap.

any liquid into the cask through the tap, the liquid will pass into thetap, and through the opening of the nut k, when it will press the valvei over the opening m of the cylinder g, thus eft'ectually closing theentrance to the cask.

When the tap is turned ofi', it can be locked by passing a padlockthrough the hole n, made through the tap and plug.

A small strainer can, it' desired, he fixed in the inner end of the bossb, or be made to lit loosely in rthe socket o, so as to be taken outwith the tap when the cask or other vessel requires ijlling.

To prevent the tap being removed from the cask, a seal or .lock may beemployed in the usual manner.

Having thus described the nature of my invention, I wish it to beunderstood that what I claim is- The tap as above described, having thebody p, plug f, air-inlet c, valve t', and valve-seat g, all arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this 29th day of March,1866.

E. OANDLER.

Witnesses:

W. A. GILBEE, G. T. REDFERN.

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